Planetary hours
in Aktobe.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Friday, 11 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:40 – 07:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:44 – 08:49
- 3☽︎ Moon08:49 – 09:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:53 – 10:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 12:02
- 6♂︎ Mars12:02 – 13:07
- 7☉︎ Sun13:07 – 14:11
- 8♀︎ Venus14:11 – 15:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:16 – 16:20
- 10☽︎ Moon16:20 – 17:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:25 – 18:29
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:29 – 19:34
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:34 – 20:29
- 2☉︎ Sun20:29 – 21:25
- 3♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:16
- 5☽︎ Moon23:16 – 00:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:12 – 01:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:08 – 02:03
- 8♂︎ Mars02:03 – 02:59
- 9☉︎ Sun02:59 – 03:55
- 10♀︎ Venus03:55 – 04:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:50 – 05:46
- 12☽︎ Moon05:46 – 06:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Friday, 11 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 19:34: the day lasts 12h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 11h 08m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:40 to 07:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.